Riplinger Ground Under Machine Politics In City Scandal
John Riplinger, once an office boy in a corrupt organization, is described as a minor participant drawn into a system of graft and public looting. The piece traces his ties to bigger men, his gambling, and the push by Republican leaders to install him as mayor despite previous betrayals. The article previews further revelations on page 7.
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Ohn Riplinger
Abe
John Riplinger
Teton
Aston
John Rip
Comptroller
Aged Seattle City Hall to Receive Major Additions
Seattle city hall plans a new four story addition expanding wings and ground floor space. The project relocates the basement carpenters and street department offices and adds a vault in the comptroller’s department to store records. Buildings and walls will be updated with brick as the work proceeds on Mats street.
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Seattle
Orchard is a Brute and Jar Says Steve Adams
Court testimony portrays Orchard as brutal and deceitful in a mine depot bombing plot. Witnesses discuss motives, the explosion near the Inde depot, and connections to Pinkerton agents while detailing money received and statements made.
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Orchard
Jar
Steve Adams
Piles Is Back From Hawaii Congressional Tour
Senator S H Piles of Washington returns home with a congressional party after studying government improvements in Hawaii The group included Representative Lilie of Connecticut and Representative Alexander of New York They arrived at 415 PM at Union Depot were greeted by A Y P expo officials Chamber of Commerce leaders and Mrs Piles The party toured Seattle and stayed at Hotel Butler plans for local entertainment were dropped as the party had broken up in San Francisco and some members went east directly from there
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Orchard
Moyer
Haywood
Bangs
Pinkerton
William Pinkerton
Chicago
Richardson
McParland
Denver
Simpkins
Pettibone
James H. Irwin
S. H. Piles
Washington
Hawaii
Seattle
Lilile
Mia Lilie
Connecticut
Alexander
New York
Union Depot
James E. Chilberg
Nadeau
A-Y.p. Exposition
Piles
McGraw
Chamber of Commerce
Butler
Congressional
San Francisco
Johnston Wins Game In Woodland Park Showdown
Rainier Beach fell to D. B Johnston Co. 12 to 10 in a lively Sunday contest at Woodland Park. Kalushe Thomas and Reid formed the winners' battery while Taylor and Halloway stood for the Beach. BELLINGHAM June 10 B C Lindblom founded Nome and married Hannah Sparman of Oakland in a ceremony where the groom reportedly spent at least 27 dollars on ministers, licenses, and helpers.
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Rainier Beach
Woodland Park
D. 8. Johnston Co
Kalushe, Thomas and Reid
Taylor and Halloway
Bellingham
B. C. Lindblom
Nome
Hannah Sparman
Oakland
Cal
Fire department pay raise faces limited scope debate
The finance and civil service and salaries committees plan to raise pay only for firefighters actively engaged in extinguishing fires. A few volunteers detailed to other duties remain unaffected by the proposed ordinance, which will be introduced this evening.
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Finance and Civil Service and Salaries Committees
Fire Department
New Steel Building Planned by Washington Securities Co
The Washington Securities company filed plans for a ten story fireproof steel frame building at the northeast corner of Third and Stewart. The $900,000 project covers 120 by 108 feet. construction contract not yet awarded. Architects are Graham & Meyers.
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Washington Securities Company
Fiee
Thirday
Stewart
Graham & Meyers
Mrs Eddy's Competency To Be Determined By Court Master
Concord judge to appoint a master to inquire into Mrs. Eddy's competency. The appointment will not occur for several days.
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Mrs. Eddy
Scripps Telegraph Service
Concord
N. IL
Evelyn Thaw to Live Quietly Near Husband in New York
Evelyn Thaw moves from the Hotel Lorraine to a furnished New York house to keep house and cook, aiming for a quiet summer near her husband. She plans to work at home with one servant and hopes to avoid notoriety while enjoying simple pleasures and privacy.
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New York
Jane
Lorraine
Rame
Evelyn
Thaw
Cook
Bvelyn
Sayxiahe
Misidentified initials trigger lawsuit over rink affair
C H Tre files suit against the Morning Times over a $60 withdrawal tied to the Dreamland rink story. The article mixed initials H W Treat of Northwestern Commercial with C H Treat, while Raffles hid in a house and a stall with his business partner posing at the rink.
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Sat Star
H. W. Treat
Northwestern Commercial Company
C. H. Treat
Dream
C. H. Tre
Morning Times
Mr. Raffles
Raffles
Hosburgh Pleads Not Guilty in Mail Fraud Case
A. J. Hosburgh pleaded not guilty in federal court to using the mails to promote fraud. Trial set for November 12. He was arrested near Spokane after Interstate Schools Inc, run by him here, was placed in receivership. W. F. Bernsee in jail awaiting arraignment. J. M. Hammond of Mutual Funding expected to be arraigned soon.
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A. J. Hosburgh
United States
Hosburgh
Spokane
Interstate Schools, Inc
W. F. Bernsee
Tacoma
J. M. Hammond
Mutual Funding Company
Manager John McDermott to resign at Hotel Savoy
Rumor among city hotel men says John McDermott tendered his resignation as manager of the Hotel Savoy and will be succeeded shortly by F. Sweeney of Cincinnati, the current owner.
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City
John McDermott
Hotel
Savoy
Cincinnati
F. Sweeney
Unclear excerpt on hotel executive restructuring
A hotel official, Mr Bweeney, declined to discuss a management reshuffle saying an announcement would come in due time and that he would not be interviewed further on the matter.
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Bweeney
Sailor Drowns Before Crowds From City Wharf
Everett June 10 A sailor whose name was not learned drowned yesterday afternoon while trying to swim from the city wharf to the schooner William Rowden several hundred feet out in the stream. A boat manned by a boy was nearby but failed to see the danger and offered no help. The body has not been recovered.
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Everett
William Rowden
As Bey
Ras
Oklahoma primary results name Hackweil governor nominee
Guthrie Oklahoma June 10 The democratic state primary returns indicate the nomination of C N Hackweil for governor and Roy Hoffman of Chandler and Robert L Ower of Muskogee as state senators. Victor Lee of Cruce accuses Haskwell's allies of stealing the election.
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Stripps Telegraph Service
Guthrie
Oklo
C. N Hackweil
Roy Hoffman
Chandler
Robert L. Ower
Muskogee
Victor Lee
Cruce
Haskwell
Court orders new hearing in Gould Castellane divorce appeal
Paris June 10 the court of appeals granted the appeal of Down Castellane and creditors against the divorce verdict for Anna Gould Castellane. A new hearing before a higher court was ordered.
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Paris
Court of Appeals
Down Castellane
Anna Gould Castellane
Car Jumps Track Kills Two In Los Angeles
Two people died and fourteen were injured when a trolley car derailed at a sharp curve in Los Angeles. The dead are G. Barrows and Fred Vent. A man identified as Jack Green suffered a broken back and others were seriously hurt but survived.
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Scripps Telegraph Service
Los Angeles
G. Barrows
Fred Vent
Jack Green
Trolley Accidents In San Francisco Leave Several Dead
June 10 report from Frisco describes multiple trolley crashes on Ocean avenue and city streets. Defective brakes blamed for the collisions injuring several passengers including a woman who will die, and others who remain hospitalized with serious injuries.
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Scripps Telegraph Service
San Francisco
Ocean Av
Train Derailment Near Diston Causes Injuries in Pueblo
A Missouri Pacific passenger train derailed near Diston, Pueblo, when it jumped the track. The sleeper car remained upright. one passenger, A. Hand, was seriously injured and expected to die. Three coaches overturned with passengers piled in a heap, but no others seriously hurt.
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Pueblo
Colo
Missouri Pacific
Diston
A. Hand
Name Changes and New Corporations Filed in Olympia
On June 10 the secretary of state recorded corporate actions including the R. W. Ridings Mill Company changing its name to Blaine Mill Lumber Company. Bureh Bros Inc of Seattle increased capital from 5000 to 10000. New Seattle firms include Seattle Walla Walla Investment Company with 60000, Seattle Rendering Works with 70000, Northwest Timber Company of Bellingham with 42000, plus listed founders and officers.
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Olympia
R. W. Ridings Mill Company
Blaine Mill @ Lumber Company
Bureh Bros, Inc
Seattle
Seattle Walla Walla Investment Company
W. W. Raymond
C. B. Stewart
R. L. Stewart
John Larrabee
Seattle Rendering Works
Charles Malmo
G. J. Nichols
F. J. Foster
Northwest Timber Company
Bellingham
Wallace Cowell
H. L. Gibbs
Hans Bugge
Anton Bugere
Heaviest recorded birth reported in Chicago
Mrs. Gad zinska delivered an 18 pound baby in Chicago on June 10, hailed as the heaviest birth on record. The event drew attention from local hospitals and medical staff monitoring unusual delivery weights.
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Scrippe Telegraph Service
Chicago
Girl Given Suspended Fine in Court for Slain Employer Incident
Edna Courtney, 19, pleaded guilty to assault with a deadly weapon in the April shooting of her employer Miss R E Traynor, owner of the Maples boarding house in Broadway. Judge George E Morris suspended a $1000 fine and released Courtney from jail, citing potential harm in penitentiary life. Miss Traynor expresses alarm and nervousness, stating she may take steps to prevent future contact and believes Courtney deserved punishment.
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George E. Morris
Criminal Department of
Tha Superior Court
Edna Courtney
R. EB. Traynor
Traynor
the Maples
Broadway
Morris
Miss Traynor
Courtney
Itentiary
City’s Largest Pay Roll Disbursed This Month
The May salaries total $110,514.20 at city hall, aided by new hires in the engineer, lighting and water works departments and in the suburbs. 1,028 warrants on the general fund amount to $79,523.97. Lighting department pays 44 men $11,044.55. library 25 men $4,072.55. water department 252 men $19,152.65. Ballard, South Park and Columbia also show payroll activity.
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City Hall
General Fund
Light Department
Brary
Water Department
Ballard
South Park
Columbia
Contractors Start Dangerous Fires Without Permits
Fire department records a brush-clearing blaze near Columbia and Thirtyeeven that was started by contractor Norvill without city burning permits. Police chief Wappenstein orders arrests for unpermitted fires after prior outbreaks on Queen Anne hill and a past city-block takedown.
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Fire Department
Columbia
Thirtyeeven Thay
Norvill
Queen Anne Hill
Wappenstein
Horse Crushed by Wagon Wheel Before Henry's Butcher Shop
A horse of Joseph Henry suffered a severe injury when the rear wheel of Blackwell's transfer wagon, bearing seven tons, passed over its hind foot in front of Henry's butcher shop on Western Avenue. The hoof was torn away and the animal was taken to a stable. death likely.
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Joseph Henry
Henry
Western Av
Blackwell
Theorse
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